The e-mail address and password you entered do not match any accounts on record. Please check your spelling and try again.
An error has occurred that is preventing us from logging you in. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please try again later.
Although you indicated you're a new customer, an account already exists for the email you entered. Please sign-in with your password or use the "Forgot your password" link if you don't remember your password.
An error has occurred that is preventing us from signing you up. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please try again later.

Expedia Travel Deals*

Top Travel Videos in Marrakesh

Overview

No place embodies the magic and mystery of Morocco more than Marrakesh. Surrounded by crimson-colored ramparts, the imperial city is at once intimidating and intoxicating. According to local legend, the mighty minaret of Koutoubia mosque was planted in the heart of the city, bathing it in blood and painting it distinctive ochre red. The ancient city comes to life when the sun goes down, especially the massive central square known as Djemaa el-Fna. Rows of open-air food stalls offer grilled meats, vegetable salads and fresh-squeezed juice, as well as more exotic fare like sheep's heads and steamed snails. Crowds gather around folk musicians, ...

No place embodies the magic and mystery of Morocco more than Marrakesh. Surrounded by crimson-colored ramparts, the imperial city is at once intimidating and intoxicating. According to local legend, the mighty minaret of Koutoubia mosque was planted in the heart of the city, bathing it in blood and painting it distinctive ochre red. The ancient city comes to life when the sun goes down, especially the massive central square known as Djemaa el-Fna. Rows of open-air food stalls offer grilled meats, vegetable salads and fresh-squeezed juice, as well as more exotic fare like sheep's heads and steamed snails. Crowds gather around folk musicians, acrobatic animals, storytellers and snake charmers. Radiating from the Djemaa el-Fna, the narrow streets of the medina form a barely navigable network of winding alleys and hidden passageways. This tangled web contains the city's various souqs, where you can haggle for leather goods or woven carpets. Meanwhile, in the modish ville nouvelle, well-to-do Marrekshis and European expats shop in fancy boutiques and sit at trendy cafés, a world away from the mysteries of the ancient medina.

About the Expert

Mara Vorhees has written or contributed to many Lonely Planet guidebooks, including Brazil and Morocco.

Must See, Do

Facts at a Glance

Location: Located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, by road Marrakesh is located 580 km southwest of Tangier, 327 km southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, 239 km southwest of Casablanca, and 246 km northeast of Agadir.